REMEMBRANCE SIGNIFICANCEWithin the last fortnight two Canadian soldiers were murdered on Canadian soil. Depending on your political viewpoint this was an act of terrorism or simply, and tragically, two isolated incidents.It was the impetus though for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to skip a scheduled trip to China
Dear Editor:I am writing you about my concerns with regard to bill C-377.I am the treasurer for my local union; OSSTF/FEESO District #1 in North Eastern Ontario. I am also the President of my local bargaining unit OSSTF/FEESO at Temiskaming District Secondary School.I take my
Proud of Temiskaming HospitalDear Editor:I spent the best part of the summer of 2013 running up and down Highway 11 from Lake Temagami to the Temiskaming hospital with a blood clot in my leg. This summer it was a gall bladder that began acting up on May
Memories of that schoolDear Editor:I noticed in The Speaker a building that Lloyd “Strad” Wilson says was a school.It was also the home of the Second New Liskeard Scout Troop.I, along with Jim Grant and many others, started that troop.It began about 1957.My dad,
Nipissing-Timiskaming MPJay AspinThis October, we lost two incredibly brave Canadians, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo to savage and cowardly attacks. Indeed, it is a difficult time when these types of attacks occur within our own country. Perhaps what these unfortunate events really demonstrated
TORONTO (Staff/Special) – A pair of Temiskaming brothers will be the district’s sole representatives in the Northern Ontario pavilion at this year’s Royal Winter Fair.The Royal, which runs from November 7 through 16 in Toronto, attracts more than 300,000 visitors each year.Since 2006, Northern Ontario has had
Deven Hepworth carved his way into the Halloween spirit at English Catholic Central School. Grade 7 and 8 students exercised their creativity as they crafted jack-o’-lanterns prior to the big day. They then honed their cooking skills, roasting and salting the discarded seeds for a snack. (Staff photo by
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – When thoughts turn to Christmas, “shoeboxes” rather than “stockings” may spring to mind.The 1st Temiskaming Congregational Church in New Liskeard is once again the local headquarters for Operation Christmas Child.The initiative encourages individuals, families and organizations to fill a shoebox
TIMMINS (Staff/Special) – Just as Northern College grads can be found around the world, so too are its courses.The college has formalized a new partnership with China’s Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College (CIPC).It will see four Northern programs – instrumentation and control engineering technician, mechanical
Bun Eckensviller, the president of Branch 33 of the Royal Canadian Legion in New Liskeard, donated a book to the New Liskeard branch of the public library on October 10. Legion Ontario Command Military Service Recognition Book, Volume One outlines the service details of about 150 Ontarians who served
